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Does Six Mile Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS 01·NCES 450333000893
Six Mile Elementary
777 North Main Street, Six Mile, SC 29682 · (864) 397-2400 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 55.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Six Mile Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Pickens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #197 of 635 ▲ 28 | #5 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #165 of 635 ▼ 25 | #5 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #266 of 709 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #452 of 656 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #647 of 656 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #79 of 187 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
571
+105 (+23%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 571 | 39.3 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 57% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 36.2 | 15.1:1 | 64% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 50% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 29.6 | 17.2:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 28% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Six Mile Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (509 to 571); teachers up 33% (29.6 to 39.3).
About Six Mile Elementary
Six Mile Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Six Mile, South Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 571 students.
Pickens 01 is responsible for 23 schools, Six Mile Elementary included, with 16,313 students in all.
The share of White students at Six Mile Elementary is 90%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Six Mile Elementary scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Six Mile Elementary is 14.5:1, based on 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.
Six Mile Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Pickens County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,064 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Six Mile Elementary shares Pickens County with 26 other public schools.
Six Mile Elementary is about 5.1 miles from Summit Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles.
In the federal locale system, Six Mile Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 23% rise took enrollment from 466 in 2020-21 to 571 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,629
Census ACS
Median income
$61,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,866 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens 01
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Pickens HighHigh · 1,226 students
- D. W. Daniel HighHigh · 1,222 students
- Richard H. Gettys MiddleMiddle · 1,217 students
- R. C. Edwards MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Clemson ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Academy5.1 mi · 59
- Youth Leadership Academy5.1 mi · 290
- D. W. Daniel High5.8 mi · 1,222
- Liberty Middle6.1 mi · 458
- Central Academy of the Arts6.2 mi · 499
- R. C. Edwards Middle6.2 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Six Mile ElementaryHow many students attend Six Mile Elementary?
Six Mile Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
Is Six Mile Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Six Mile Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Six Mile Elementary have?
Six Mile Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Six Mile Elementary?
At Six Mile Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Six Mile Elementary in?
Six Mile Elementary is part of Pickens 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.